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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2025

A rare case of bacterial translocation from a renal abscess resulting in empyema necessitans: a case report and literature review.

Monica Bobila, Walid Akram Hussain, Niyousha Ahmadi, Gregory Crisafulli, Aakash Trivedi, Vinay Tak

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Monica BobilaGeneral Surgery Department, St. Joseph University Medical Center, 703 Main St, Paterson, NJ 07503, United States.
Walid Akram HussainGeneral Surgery Department, St. Joseph University Medical Center, 703 Main St, Paterson, NJ 07503, United States.
Niyousha AhmadiGeneral Surgery Department, St. Joseph University Medical Center, 703 Main St, Paterson, NJ 07503, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3517-0338
Gregory CrisafulliGeneral Surgery Department, St. Joseph University Medical Center, 703 Main St, Paterson, NJ 07503, United States.
Aakash TrivediGeneral Surgery Department, St. Joseph University Medical Center, 703 Main St, Paterson, NJ 07503, United States.
Vinay TakCardiothoracic Surgery Department, St. Joseph University Medical Center, 703 Main St, Paterson, NJ 07503, United States.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Empyema necessitans (EN) is a rare complication of thoracic empyema in which infection spreads into the chest wall. While historically associated with tuberculosis, EN caused by

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bacterial transmigrationE. coli empyemaempyema necessitanspleurocutaneous fistulathoracic empyema

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PMID41245830
PMCPMC12618105

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